The Bound, Chapter 1

Chapter 1 The Beginning of the End Printable Version Cecelia stood in the mosaic tiled garden panting with her hand on her chest amidst a jumble of chairs and decorations. As she slowly spun around, her eyes followed the rise and fall of the fence, and at the curved claws that had been clipped off an iron dragon and welded to … Read more

The Wedding Scene

Here’s a raw, unedited wedding scene. I was inspired by the Casa Batlló by Gaudí, which he designed to look like the story of Saint Jordi and the Dragon. I haven’t even read through it to check for mistakes yet, so please enjoy it for the unpolished thought process that it is. Cecelia stood on the back deck amidst a jumble … Read more

Le Jardin Secret

The secret garden, Le Jardin Secret, is tucked in among the narrow winding roads of the Gothic district. The owner, a feisty woman of 63 with full white hair, greeted us with warmth that was restrained by great pride in her craft. She introduced us to the scent that won a silver metal at a professional perfume convention in LA. I … Read more

Hiatus into High Gear

Hello Friends: Summer is over, so the distraction of kids in the house is also over. I knew better than to fight it, and gave myself a break from writing while school was out. School is back in, and while I may not have sat down to type out more story I have been quite busy. In a few weeks I … Read more

Aurelio Tightens his grip

Rough Outline Aurelio stood next to Cecelia as she slept in her hammock, with a woven silk pillow that she had found surpisingly comfortable. She had fallen asleep nestled into the pillow, with the hammock pulled over her, pushing aside the thoughts of what she was actually sleeping in. Aurelio noted that her eyes were moving, knowing that she was having … Read more

Caught in the Web

Rough Outline Includes some comments from Josh in (CAPS) The rough pavement dragged on her toes as she shambled along. Even in her anger that had pushed away her betrothed and made her feel taller, she now felt pushed down into the earth by the disappointment of her father and the look of rejection in Paco’s eyes. Was he still betrothed? … Read more

Plot Summary

I though it would be helpful to give you a plot summary since I’m feeding you random parts of the story. Comments about the plot are welcome too.        Plot Summary Aurelio’s Story Character: Aurelio is of the mirror spider family, which has an abdomen that looks like a rainbow glitter ball. The spider has the ability to expand … Read more

The first time they meet

Rough Outline This is a scene in which Prince Adan and Cecelia are first introduced. It’s unfinished, and you’ll see that I just wrote “prince” instead of Adan, because I hadn’t yet decided what to name him. An intricate mandala mosaic pattern on the floor was covered by a deep red and midnight blue Persian rug. The rug itself was the … Read more

Escape Vlog

Rough Outline Why She Ran: A Video Confession Ideas: Inprisoned by family Females not valued Much older sister couldn’t have children, but she was more powerful than mother, so she take Cecelia as her own child Older sister doesn’t love Cecelia, and abuses her Older sister threatens to sell Cecelia off for marriage, so Cecelia thinks the Prince will be cruel … Read more